On reflection, we may become disorientated when following the image of Gestaltpsychologie
in 20th century philosophical, epistemological, psychological and history of
science literature. Gestaltpsychologie interpretations are varied, and at times
diametrically opposed. We may find innatist, empiristic and idealistic interpretations.
According to other readings, the Gestalt perspective was characterised by determinism,
reductionism, cryptorealism and by a debasement of the subject's role. Moreover,
we may come across strained interpretations, accentuated to various degrees,
with generic or metaphoric references and - in some cases - even historically
incorrect. The aim of this essay is to offer a minimum selection, but sufficiently
representative of the most significant transfigurations undergone by the Gestaltpsychologie
of WERTHEIMER, KÖHLER and KOFFKA.

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